the different positions used in the operating room during operation
2007-04-26 23:36:43 · 7 answers · asked by Annie Joan Y 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
The surgical positions are
(1) Recumbent (Lying or reclining),
(2) Dorsal (pertaining to the back),
(3) Modified Fowler's, (Fowler's position- that in which the head of the patient's bed is raised to 18-20 inches above the level.
(4) Genupectoral position- the patient resting on his knees and chest, arms crossed above his head.
(5) Left lateral,
(6) Lithotomy position-the patient on his back, legs flexed on his thighs, thighs flexed on his abdomen and abducted.
(7) Prone- face downwards.
(8) Sim's position- patient on left side and chest, right knee and thigh drawn up, left arm along the back.
(9) Trendelenburg's postion- patient on back, on a plane inclined 45 degrees, legs and feet hanging down over end of the table.
Please note that I am not a medical professional.
2007-04-27 01:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surgical Positions Operating Room
2016-11-01 07:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They position you in whatever way is most accessible to whatever they are trying to reach. they can tip the table and hang a leg off if they need. Your sleeping and will never know the difference.
Pts always come back from surgery complaining of back pain, neck pain, shoulder aches and all kinds of pains related to the hours they were positioned on the operating table.
They set a guy up on the operating table while he was sleeping with tape over his eyes and vent tube in his throat to take a picture of a melanoma about the size of a baseball between his neck and shoulder.
2007-04-27 12:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The position of the patient depends much on site and nature of operation and pathology. So has the Surgeon to change his position accordingly. Hope you will be precise and specific about your question. Even multiple positions are changed during a complex or complicated surgery.
2007-04-27 05:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors use a paralytic during surgery. The diaphragm, which makes you breathe, is hince paralyzed. They insert a tube down your throat to breathe for you because during surgery you physically cannot breathe. They do this because people twitch and move around when they are sleeping. That is really not good when someone has a knife or laser inside you.
2016-03-18 22:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question isn't very clear. Do you mean positions of the surgeons or the patient?
2007-04-26 23:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the procedure.
Most common would be supine, prone, lithotomy, and lateral decubitus.
There is also trendelenburg and reverse-trendelenburg (fowlers).
2007-04-26 23:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by chicagotrauma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋